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Angela E Smith was this morning (2 July) confirmed as the minister who has been handed the task of producing the government’s overdue response to the public administration select committee (PASC) inquiry into lobbying.
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PASC's wake-up call is aimed at the Cabinet Office
By convening the ‘six months on…’ session on the regulation of lobbying (see news stories on p1 and p4 of July edition), Westminster’s public administration select committee is letting rip with a sizeable klaxon aimed at the Cabinet Office. Its refrain is simple: respond to our report. Please.